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Born Again American

from Sometime a Spark by Marc Black

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born again american
you know i love this land
you can be what you were born to be, if you are
black, white, woman or man                                   
like Woody sang it long time ago                                        
this is our country   
born again american
sea to shinin' sea

down to the hardware store
to pick up a thing or two
I'm fixin' up my old house
a better home for me and you
wash the windows, paint the doors 
it's lookin' better you know it's true
pickin' up this old guitar
look out, i'm callin' you

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born again american
you know i love this land
Pennsylvania and Ohio
to the California sand
like Woody sang it long time ago                                        
this is our country   
born again american
sea to shinin' sea

america, there's no place like it
and probably there never will be,  grew up with
baseball and rock 'n roll
my head was full of possibility
i ain't sayin' turn back the clock
i'm saying' let the people be
and if you stop  believe everything you think, you might
find you're a lot like me

CHORUS
born again american
you know i love this land


Sometimes we take for granted
the beautiful thing we got
i know it's been a tough year friends
but face it, we got a lot
got the music
got good friends
i got you and you got me
come on, let's light it up
for all this world to see

CHORUS
born again american
you know i love this land
you can be what you were born to be, if you are
black, white, woman or man
sister and brother, take care of each other
you are the treasure and the key
born again american
the people have got to be free
born again american
sea to shinin' sea

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from Sometime a Spark, released March 2, 2021

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Marc Black Katonah, New York

Marc plays a finger style blues in the traditions of Mississippi Hurt and the great Tim Hardin. Right up to Covid, he was a proud road warrior, inducted into the New York Chapter of the Blues Hall of Fame in June of 2014. As WFUV DJ, John Platt wrote about Marc. "We need to hear his songs now more than ever." ... more

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